Foreign travel of officials, employees with govt expenses banned

November 9, 2022

NEWS DESK The government today (Nov 9, 2022) banned foreign travel of all officers and employees of state-owned organisations at their institutions’ expenses. All orders on the officers’ and employees’ foreign travel with the funding of the government have been cancelled until further order, said a notification of the Finance Division. The government Continue Reading

Militant outfit Sharqiya financed KNF Tk 1.7m to buy heavy weapons: RAB

November 9, 2022

NEWS DESK New militant outfit Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya financed Tk 17 lakh to a separatist group of Chattogram Hill Tracts Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) to buy heavy weapons. The outfit sent over Tk 50 lakh to various places through banking channels and mobile banking in the last eight to nine months for conducting […]Continue Reading

Despite other global crises, UN still focused on Rohingya issue, UNRC says

November 8, 2022

NEWS DESK UN Resident Coordinator (UNRC) in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis on Tuesday (Nov 8, 2022) said that despite other major developing crises in the world, the United Nations continues to focus on the Rohingya issue, and has been trying to find a political solution. “It’s incredibly challenging. The focus is there,” she said, adding that […]Continue Reading

Dhaka seeks proactive role from Thailand, Asean to repatriate Rohingya

October 30, 2022

NEWS DESK Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday sought a pro-active role from Thailand in particular, and from the Asean in general, for ensuring an expeditious and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingya people to their homeland in Myanmar. Momen also requested participation of the Thai foreign minister and deputy prime minister at the Indian […]Continue Reading

FLAG MEETING: Myanmar BGP regrets as BGB raises airspace breach, border shelling

October 30, 2022

HNILA, TEKNAF CORRESPONDENTS Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) has sincerely expressed regret over the recent shelling inside Bangladesh and the violation of its airspace. They also assured that such things will not repeat in the future as their (Myanmar’s) internal crisis that led to such things will be resolved soon. The BGP came up with […]Continue Reading

Myanmar army pledges to maintain peace along border with Bangladesh

October 28, 2022

NEWS DESK The Myanmar army has pledged to maintain peace and security at the border with Bangladesh in the face of an upsurge in incidents of shells landing in the neighboring nation while fighting armed rebel groups, Anadolu Agency reports. The assurance was given by a Myanmar army delegation at a meeting with Bangladesh Army […]Continue Reading

Maj Gen Hamidul Haque made DGFI chief

October 26, 2022

NEWS DESK Major General Hamidul Haque, the GOC of 17 Infantry Division and Area Commander of Sylhet, has been assigned to Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) as its director general (DG), according to an official order of the army headquarters issued by the AHQ’s military secretary Major General Khan Firoz Ahmed on Wednesday (Oct […]Continue Reading

World has left Bangladesh to shelter 1m Rohingya refugees alone, says minister

October 26, 2022

NEWS DESK The world has done “absolutely nothing” to ensure safety in Myanmar for its persecuted Rohingya minority, said Bangladesh’s foreign minister, complaining that his country is sheltering more than 1 million refugees without support, The Guardian reports. Foreign minister Shahriar Alam told the Guardian that financial support for the Rohingya has decreased each year Continue Reading

Without accountability, political transition in Myanmar won’t fix Rohingya issue, Bangladesh tells seminar at UK Parliament

October 25, 2022

NEWS DESK State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said that in the absence of justice and accountability, a political transition in Myanmar will not fix the Rohingya issue. “That is why, this time around, accountability must be ensured, justice must be delivered, and impunity must not be allowed by the international community […]Continue Reading

Iran to support Bangladesh in safe, dignified Rohingya repatriation: Envoy

October 25, 2022

NEWS DESK Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Mansour Chavoshi today (Oct 25) said his country will support Bangladesh on the issue of safe and dignified repatriation of Rohingyas, the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals, to their homeland. The envoy said this while calling on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban this morning. Prime Minister’s Continue Reading